Abstract

On its publication in 1988, Trusts Law was greeted with enthusiasm, Brenda Sufrin stating in the Conveyancer that “[t]he authors are to be congratulated upon producing an original book which is a real alternative to existing treatments of the subject”. Twelve years later, this third edition retains a distinctive place among works on trusts. Not only is it, as its title suggests, something of a hybrid between a textbook and a sourcebook, it also aims to set trusts law within its social and legal context rather than merely providing a description of the relevant rules. Such an approach is particularly welcome in the subject-area that most students find, if not the most difficult, certainly the most remote.